| stromelysin | <protein> Metalloproteinase involved in breaking down the extracellular matrix. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| stromelysin 1 | <enzyme> An extracellular endopeptidase of vertebrate tissues homologous with interstitial collagenase. It digests proteoglycan, fibronectin, collagen types III, IV, v, and ix, and activates procollagenase. (enzyme nomenclature, 1992) Registry number: EC 3.4.24.17 (12 Dec 1998) |